It’s always really cool to see the foreign editions, and to imagine the book being read by people I’ll never meet, in places I’ll never visit. It’s not a kind of immortality, nor is it really influence; it’s more like the satisfaction of seeing a child do well in the world, and exercising strengths that you might have helped them develop, but which they wield.

And of course I hope the book does well– more than many places, Japan needs to appreciate the value of rest, and to have corporate policies that encourage deliberate rest!